For most of the last half century, new paradigms for a final theory have consumed the physics community. In the last quarter of a century, nothing of consequence has resulted. You won't find notions of 'grand unification' here. There is too much to be done, and re-done correctly, before that.This book tries to recapture Einstein's initial epiphany of space and time as relations unique to each observer rather than some underlying fabric of an absolute universal 'reality'. It finds a natural uncertainty in the relativity of ...
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For most of the last half century, new paradigms for a final theory have consumed the physics community. In the last quarter of a century, nothing of consequence has resulted. You won't find notions of 'grand unification' here. There is too much to be done, and re-done correctly, before that.This book tries to recapture Einstein's initial epiphany of space and time as relations unique to each observer rather than some underlying fabric of an absolute universal 'reality'. It finds a natural uncertainty in the relativity of events. Somewhere along the line, that was lost.The emphasis here is observational integrity rather than some illusive and always subjective perception of beauty and elegance. The author concentrates on the implications of relativistic aberration because they are the most directly observable effects of relative motion and because those most obvious implications tend to have been ignored in traditional treatments of the theory. Readers should come away from this book with a broader perspective of Einstein's theory and why alternative interpretations of the formalities cannot be ruled out unless, and until, additional tests are performed to refute them. The author puts forward alternative conjectures to resolve outstanding issues.The scientific journals where science typically gets done are quite stifling with regard to constraints on how - and whether - one may present alternative views, but one must find a way to get them out anyway. Science is more than what appears in journals. It is the correct way for a person to look at every aspect of his world; it is very personal.Consideration of whether it is sensible to even discuss the merits - let alone drawbacks - of physical theories with participants who do not possess expertise in narrowly defined fields to appreciate all the nuances of elaborate physical theories introduces several provocative issues: Are we at a point where the physical sciences have become so esoteric that there must be a priesthood who asks and answers all meaningful questions concerning the nature of reality? Have the physical sciences become too mathematical to be useful in epistemological endeavors? Are laymen of whatever level of intelligence out of place questioning the conclusions of scientific theories even if those conclusions bear on the very significance of their individual lives? Should not those with knowledge in a field be obligated to produce accurate descriptions that would suffice for interactive feedback from intelligent non-experts? In other words, may we not reason with dignity (as against merely being impressed or disgusted) outside our own fields of endeavor?Many of the problems that the author sees in the approach of the scientific establishment involve it taking itself way too seriously. The vehemence with which the establishment attacks skeptics! Is that not insecurity concerning that of which certainty is claimed? So this compendium, unlike anything you may ever have read, begins with a critical assessment that takes some long overdue shots at just such establishmentarian arrogance.
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